SCHEDULE 13 Minor and Consequential Amendments

The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c.49)

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The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.

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In section 1(2) (local authorities for the administration of the Act), for the words “regional and islands councils” substitute the words “ councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 ”.

3

In section 5 (powers of Secretary of State)—

a

in subsection (1A) for the words “section 2(2) of this Act” there shall be substituted the words “ subsection (1B) below ”; and

b

after subsection (1A) there shall be added—

1B

The enactments referred to in subsection (1A) above are—

a

this Act as read with sections 1 and 2(1) of the M1Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 and the M2Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986;

b

Part IV of the M3Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937;

c

section 22(2) to (5A), (7) and (8), section 26(2) to (4) and sections 43, 45, 47 and 48 of the M4National Assistance Act 1948;

d

the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1958;

e

sections 10 to 12 of the M5Matrimonial Proceedings (Children) Act 1958, and sections 11 and 12 of the M6Guardianship Act 1973;

f

sections 23, 24, 297 and 329 of the M7Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975;

g

the Children Act 1975;

h

the Adoption Act 1976;

i

the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978;

j

sections 21 to 23 of the M8Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983;

k

the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984;

l

the Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984;

m

sections 38(b) and 235 of the M9Housing (Scotland) Act 1987;

n

the Access to Personal Files Act 1987; and

o

section 19 and Part X of the M10Children Act 1989.

c

in subsection (2), for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—

c

the performance of the functions of local authorities under any of the enactments mentioned in paragraphs (b), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (l) and (o) of subsection (1B) above

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In section 5A(3) (local authority plans for community care services)—

a

paragraph (b) shall cease to have effect; and

b

in paragraph (c), for “section 2(2)” substitute “ 5(1B) ”.

5

In section 5B(1) (complaints procedure), for “referred to in section 2(2)” substitute “ mentioned in section 5(1B) ”.

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In section 10(1) (making of grants and loans for social work), for the words from “enactments” to “of this Act” substitute “ mentioned in paragraphs (b), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i) and (l) of section 5(1B) of this Act ”.

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In section 20A(1) (powers of local authority in course of review of child in care) for “their reporter” substitute “ the Principal Reporter ”.

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In section 27(3)(c) (content of probation, community service and supervised attendance scheme etc.), for the words from “the social” to the end substitute “ a committee or sub-committee of such authorities ”.

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26

For “reporter”, wherever occurring, substitute “ Principal Reporter ”.

27

Sub-paragraph (26) above does not affect any of the particular amendments made by this paragraph.